David G.

The paint and foil look perfect! David G.

I'm thinking that machining the discs will be easier than lacing the wire wheels. It'll look great either way. David G.

Thanks Anthony. When you start building yours, double check to make sure that parts 65 & 66 are in the box as they were missing in mine. Revell was quick in replacing them but it did slow me down just a little. David G.

That's quite an impressive collection! Thanks for your contribution Karl. David G.

That is a lot of progress! It's going to be fantastic when it's done. David G.

What a great looking workhorse! David G.

Wow! What a difference between the two cameras. In either case, the paint looks great. David G.

Glad to know you're on the mend. Sharp work on the decals. David G.

Your paintwork looks great! Seeing the the T-Eyes lit up brought a smile to my face. David G.

Aww, that stinks. ? I hate getting a bad reaction when putting down the final coats. David G.

Excellent progress, love the shop dio too. David G.

Nice progress on the headrest. The coil overs look great. David G.

Late last year I bought a couple sheets of what has now become known as "the bad stuff" and I've been using a diluted PVA solution to get it to stick. After discovering this thread a couple of weeks ago, I emailed BMF at customerservice@bare-metal.com explaining the quality issue and have yet to receive a reply. Does it normally take them this long to respond or do I have the wrong address? David G.

Cool paintwork! Nice fades, masking and color selection. It has the feel of an updated Eighties style "graphix" custom job. David G.

Beautiful work! You have a very talented young lady. David G.

Excellent masking work and detail painting, the chassis and interior look fabulous! David G.

That's amazing! I love it when a model can be tied to the real world in such a way, nicely done. David G.

Thank you Mario. For the decals, it seems that Revell found a thickness that provides enough opacity while still being workable. These decals definitely cover very well. Thank you Philippe, I'm glad you like it. Thanks Larry. Thank you for your kind comment Bob. I did consider calling it the 40 Hour Challenge but 7 Day Challenge just had a better ring to it. When I was planning this challenge, I thought I could complete it in less than thirty hours- maybe even twenty-four if all things went extremely well. So I planned to commit to four to five hours per day which would put me right on target between 28 to 35 hours. Where I fell short is in how much time I could commit to each build session. I do record my hours worked on an Excel Spread Sheet that I knocked together. Having it helps tremendously in keeping after myself. Thank you Trevor and you're right. It does look good on the shelf. Thanks for your comment Steve. Often, it's the little details that add the most to a build. The wire for the gumball machine is beading wire that I coined around the shaft of a T-pin. For the manifolds there's a technique I use. I start with base coat of Oxide Red Primer with a light misting of black primer followed by another very light misting of some sort of silver or steel color, whatever I happen to have available. All this is done using spray cans at my outdoor paint bench. Thank you Kurt. I too have many unfinished builds. So many, that I came up with a spread sheet to track them all. Thank you Chaz. Again, thanks to everyone for all the kind comments. David G.

Thank you for your kind words Carl. Hi Steve. For Spaz Stix I don't use a black base coat but I do when I spray Alclad. Thanks for your kind comment. I'm going through the photos of the completed build now and should have them ready to post soon. Thanks again, David G.

Hello Everybody! I started this one back in November of 2021 with the intent of it being my final build for the year. I thought, "Just a simple snap-together kit, should be no problem, right?". But I ended up jumping down the rabbit hole on this one.. that hole was long, twisty and deep. On top of that, I experienced a little setback with the chrome on the rear bumper that caused me to need to step away from it for a while. With 2022 almost half over I was feeling the need to complete a build for the year so I set a challenge for myself. My Seven Day Build challenge, here's a link to that. With that challenge completed (yup, here's another link) it's time to get this one back on the rails. OK, I stripped the Molotow off the bumper, then I had to spend time smoothing out some rough spots that arose in the plastic from the effects of multiple trips to the Purple Pond. For this attempt I decided to use up the last of my Spaz Stix. Though, in my opinion the results don't look as good as the Molotow did this should be easier to work with. The Spaz Stix worked pretty well. I think the multiple paint applications and removals had some minor adverse effects on the part's surface quality. It's not an ideal outcome but it will do. I've completed the detail painting with Tamiya Clear Red and a mixture of Tamiya Flat White and Clear. All that's left now is to double check all the sub-assemblies then put the whole thing together for the last time. It's been a long road but I'm glad I did it and I'm even gladder that it's done. Thanks to all of you who stuck with me through this one, your words of encouragement helped to keep bringing me back. This one is essentially done. Once I get the final photos together, I'll post them in the Under Glass section. Thanks again, David G.

Thanks Tom. Thank you Bob, I appreciate that. Thanks for your comment John. I have some experience in that realm too, wanting to add so much detail that it got in the way of my enjoyment of the hobby. I think I've found a balance between that and just slapping them together to get them done. Thank you Ray. Thanks David, I'm fond that bit myself. Sometimes little details can have a big impact. Thanks Lee. Thank you for your kind words Jürgen. Thanks Craig. Given its size, it was actually one of the easier decals that I worked with. It was a little thicker than I would have liked it to be. I think that thickness may have been responsible for the two small wrinkles that I ended up with. But overall, I'm pleased with the way they came out. Thanks Emre, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you Don, I'm glad to hear that. Thanks Eric. Thank you Chris. Thanks Jason, It's kind of you to say so. David G.

Hello Everybody! After fourteen days, this build is finished and has been posted in the Under Glass section: Here's a link Thanks to all of you who followed along and helped to keep this one afloat. David G.

Thanks Patrick, I'm glad you like it. Maybe Revell updated and improved the decals after the first initial release, I had no big problems with them at all. Ol' Huggy would have made quite an eye-catching addition, wouldn't he? David G.

Nice progress, the body looks great. David G.

Holy Cow! ? The flares and air dam look fantastic! So does the headrest / tonneau. It must feel great to have made such progress. David G.